BLACK v. U.S.

No. 83-968.

529 A.2d 323 (1987)

Larry C. BLACK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blair Brown, Public Defender Service, with whom James Klein, Public Defender Service, was on the brief, for appellant.

Larry R. Parkinson, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., and Gerald W. Heller, Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, MACK, Associate Judge, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.


GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:

This case returns to us after having been remanded by the court for further proceedings in the trial court on the question of whether appellant's absence during part of his trial was in fact voluntary. Black v. United States, 506 A.2d 1130 (D.C.1986). As stated in our opinion ordering remand, the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right "to be confronted with the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases